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Hey, check this out! MSN Video found Al, threw him down into a chair and said “Now that we have you’re attention, we want you to answer these ten questions!” Al said “uhhhh, k?” You’ll learn his views about Hawaii, fatherhood, and movies, and watermelons. It’s certainly one of the better interviews that’s been posted online in recent memories. Thanks Al!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to BERMUDA!!!

Now give us a dollar.

The Illinois State Fair caught up with super-fan Denise Olderr, better known to her friends as Fred, before Saturday night’s show. If you’ve been to a concert in recent years, you may have seen her there. Why? Because Saturday was her 136th show, and she has no intention of stopping any time soon!

The artwork from the first van she painted is on display here and here, and you can see a lot of Fred’s awesome concert photos in the WeirdAl.com photo gallery.

Yay for Fred!

This just in at The Official Weird Al Yankovic Web Site:

PLATINUM & NERDY!
The single of “White & Nerdy” was certified Platinum by the RIAA, and the ringtone was certified Gold as well - both career firsts for Al! Many thanks to all our fans!

You’re welcome! heh. Many congratulations!

This picture was taken at the OC Fair in Orange County, CA by UHJeff…

The Medulla Oblongata is not a pasta.

New in 2009, Al’s Brain… a 3-D journey through the human brain.  Premiering at the OC Super Fair.

I haven’t been able to find much info about this attraction or even about the OC “Super” Fair yet, except for one little blurb.  It looks like American Scenic is the company who designed it.  In their Projects page under “Recent Attractions” it says:

Al’s Brain: “Weird Al” Yankovic takes visitors on an incredible and entertaining exploration of the human brain

Sounds like we’ll be taking a fantastic voyage soon to see what’s going on in his head.  Woo!  Anybody else find any info about this attraction?

If you’re close to Rockford, Illinois, you can try to win a pair of tickets to see Al at the Rockford MetroCentre on August 10th.   What do you have to do?  Go to this post at the “Rockford Register Star”:

Tell about strange things around here, Win tickets/meet Weird Al

and make a comment with 100 words or less with something weirder than Weird Al wearing water wings while waterskiing in the wicinity of Wed Wock Walley…  whoops I mean in the vicinity of Red Rock Valley.  Or you could email a photo or video too.  See the post for details.

Three winners will get a pair of tickets to the show, and one of the three winners will also get backstage passes.  Nice!

Deadline for this contest is 12pm CST, Monday July 28th.

Oh man, check out this blast from the past found in kerrytoonz’s Flickr photostream:

“This ad is from TV Guide that was for a preview show that aired the Friday before the Saturday morning fall lineup, and featured Hanna-Barbera cartoons Super Friends, and Scooby and Scrappy Doo. The show was filmed at a theme park, which I believe was Magic Mountain and had Scooby Doo in a costume and Weird Al Yankovic as the host.” — kerrytoonz

ABC Saturday Morning Cartoon Preview ad, 1984 on Flickr.

Wow, I remember Turbo Teen and Dragon’s Lair (I used to love the video game).   Wolfman Jack had a cartoon series?!?  Huh.  And interesting to note, Weird Al is wearing one sequined glove like MJ for “no apparent reason”.  heh.

Yep, the final leg of the tour is finally under way. Weird Al and the band are riding around in a big ol’ bus going across the country to entertain and delight folks wherever they go ( And to see how many hotel soaps they can each collect. The winner gets a miniature trophy. ) Anyway, check out Al’s latest post on his MySpace blog.

This just in from the Official Tour page…   For those going to see Weird Al on August 12th (formerly at Casper WY), the show is now at The Shrine Auditorium in Billings, Montana.

If you missed out on the Elliot in the Morning Interview with Al, you can now hear it at EITMonline.com. Scroll down the page a little. It’s broken into two mp3s, but be warned the first 3 minutes is a string of clips of Al songs.

Also, check out a whole mess o’ pics from them at Flickr.

[Special thanks to Stephanie M for the heads up.]